Agenda - Middle East Solar Industry Association

Agenda - Middle East Solar Industry Association

Under the patronage of
Alternative Energy Development Board
13-14 October 2015 Islamabad, Pakistan
Mr. Amjad Ali Awan
Chief Executive Officer
AEDB
Mr. Khawaja Muhammad
Naeem
Member Punjab
NEPRA
Mr. Agha Wasif Abbas
Secretary, Energy Department
Government of Sindh
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Mr. Asad Rehman Gilani
Secretary, Energy Department
Government of Punjab
Mr. Arshad Chaudhry
Managing Director
NTDC
GOLD SPONSORS
The Solar Energy Experts
WITH SUPPORT FROM
SUPPORTING ASSOCIATION
#pakistanmesia
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13-14 OCTOBER, 2015
AGENDA
Serena Hotel, ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
DAY ONE
Tuesday, 13 October
08:00
Registration
09:00
Welcoming Remarks
Imtiaz Mahtab (President, MESIA)
Shabana Khawar (Principal Country Officer, IFC)
09:10
Key Note Speech
Moderator: Imtiaz Mahtab (President, MESIA)
Khawaja Muhammad Asif (Minister of Electricity and Power)
09:30
Overview of solar market development in Pakistan
Moderator: Rob McNabb (Partner, Eversheds)
Amjad Ali Awan (CEO, AEDB)
Khawaja Muhammad Naeem (Member NEPRA, Punjab)
10:30
Overview of Pakistan Economic Environment
Richard Spencer (Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank)
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Discussion on transmission access and interconnection with solar projects
Moderator: Vahid Fotuhi (Founder, MESIA; Director Orgination, Access Energy Ventures)
Muhammad Waseem Younas, (Manager Power Planning, NTDC)
Ross Hagen (Director Energy, USAID)
Hassan Zaidi (CEO, Power Planners International)
Faisal Ahmad (Head of Energy Conservation-Sustainability-Lead on Renewable Energy/Solar Projects, K-Electric)
13:00
Lunch Break
VIP Private lunch for sponsors, partners and government officials
Delegates lunch
14:30
Land Access for solar projects
Moderator: Bilal Shaukat (Senior Partner, RIAA Barker Gillette)
Amjad Ali Awan (CEO, AEDB)
Bilal Shaukat (Senior Partner, RIAA Barker Gilette)
Dr. Asad Rehman Gilani, (Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Punjab)
Agha Wasif Abbas, (Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Sindh)
Asim Buksh (CEO, Buksh Energy)
15:30
Pakistan solar resource mapping and data availability – How to increase bankability of projects
Oliver Knight (Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank)
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16:00
Realizing projects in Pakistan – Navigating the Project Development Process
Moderator: Rob McNabb (Partner, Eversheds)
Amjad Ali Awan, (CEO, AEDB)
Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, (NEPRA, Member, Punjab)
Dr. Asad Rehman Gilani, (Secretary, Energy, Government of Punjab)
Agha Wasif Abbas, (Secretary, Energy, Government of Sindh)
Rashid Majid (Regional Director, 8.2 Pakistan)
Asim Buksh (CEO, Buksh Energy)
Terje Pilskog (EVP PD & Project Finance, Scatec Solar)
Najam Shah (CEO, QA Solar Ltd)
17:00
Solar FiT Project Documents - Overview
Jean-Pascal Boutin (Partner, Eversheds)
17:30
Day 1 Closing Remarks and Networking reception/dinner
Moderator: Imtiaz Mahtab (President, MESIA)
DAY TWO
Wednesday 14 October
9:00
Bankability Review – How bankable is the IPP sector in Pakistan and what is the track record?
Moderator: Simon Stevens (Senior Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani)
Azhar Iqbal Hussain (Senior Investment Officer, IFC)
Azim Hashimi, (Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank)
Ali Khan (Partner, HaidermotaBNR)
Sohail Khan (Managing Principal, StormHarbour)
Ashruff Hasan Rana (Director, Bridge Factor)
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Partnering in Pakistan
Moderator: Cornelius Matthes ( Board Member MESIA; Managing Director Middle East, Building Energy)
Saad Abdul Rehman, (Manager Production and Development, ZED Solar)
Danish Iqbal (Executive Director, Gul Ahmed Energy)
Inam Ur Rahman, (Dawood-Hercules & CEO of Tenaga Generasi Limited)
Usman Ahmad, (CEO, Nizam Solar)
Faisal Ahmad, (Head of Energy Conservation-Sustainability-Lead on Renewable Energy/Solar Projects, K-Electric)
12:30
Lunch
Speed Partnering: International and local participants have the opportunity to meet up and discuss areas of mutual interest.
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14:00
Financing Solar Projects in Pakistan – Accessing debt
Moderator: Rob McNabb (Partner, Eversheds)
Azhar Iqbal Hussain (Senior Investment Officer, IFC)
Azim Hashimi, (Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank)
David Mundell (Director, Issuer Services, MENA, Citi)
Clint Dempsey (Prinicipal Associate, Eversheds)
Ashruff Hasan Rana (Director, Bridge Factor)
Ghulam M Abbasi (Director, State Bank of Pakistan)
Umer Khan (SVP & Head, Project & Structured Finance Investment Banking Group, United Bank Limited)
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
Reaching Financial Close – Practical Issues to Consider
Robert J. Harker (Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani)
16:00
Net-metering in Pakistan – Opportunity rising
Moderator: Jean-Pascal Boutin (Partner, Eversheds)
Haroon Rashid (Director, Shell Pakistan Limited)
Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, (Member, NEPRA, Punjab) - invited
16:30
PRESS CONFERENCE
Moderator: Imtiaz Mahtab (President, MESIA)
Closing Remarks
MoU signature
VENUE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Serena Hotel
Khayaban-e-Suhrwardy
Islamabad, Pakistan
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Micheline Thienpont
Events Director
micheline@mesia.com
+971 55 77 19 456
PLATINUM SPONSOR
GOLD SPONSORS
The Solar Energy Experts
WITH SUPPORT FROM
SUPPORTING ASSOCIATION